CNN\u0027s annual New Year\u0027s Eve special has become the go\u002Dto place to see your favorite serious journalists down shots of alcohol and get sloppy
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Licht first told CNN employees to expect a more restrained New Year’s Eve program during a company meeting in November. “I’m not looking for a bunch of my respectful talent to be out there all night doing shots,” Licht said, according to a recording of his remarks obtained by The Post. “That will be different. I don’t think that builds credibility.”.
CNN did not make anyone involved with this year’s special available for an interview. While some have derided CNN’s plan for a sober New Year’s Eve , several current and former CNN staffers expressed relief to The Post. Some of the inebriated antics had lately gone too far for them, they said.Article content
But anchors and reporters “are not just news people anymore,” Napoli told The Post. “They are personalities, too,” she said. “They have to have this persona, so if part of that persona involves watching how [they] let loose on New Year’s Eve then I guess that’s part of the brand building that everybody sadly has to engage in.”
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